Legal Opinion
People v. Alves
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 16, 2001PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Rockland County (Nelson, J.), rendered August 4, 1998, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant’s contention, his present argument challenging a prior conviction in the State of Connecticut as not being the equivalent of a New York felony is an issue that must be raised and explored at the trial level, where a record can be developed for appellate review (see, People v Samms, 95…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- People v. SammsNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
- People v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- People v. DeGroatAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- People v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- People v. CorteseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
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3Cited by3 opinions
- People v. DelCarpioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- People v. MilesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- People v. DelCarpioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012